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Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks Presentation
Rock Name |
Contains |
Where It’s Found and How It Formed |
Special Features |
Picture (website link) |
Gneiss |
Feldspar, mica, quartz (the same minerals as granite) |
Can be formed from sedimentary rock, such as sandstone or shale, or from igneous rock, such as granite; can be found in Arizona. |
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Slate |
Quartz, muscovite, clay, volcanic ash |
Derived from shale that has undergone low pressure and temperatures; can be found in Pennsylvania, Vermont, and New York. |
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Marble |
Calcite (which is also found in limestone) |
Metamorphosed from limestone or dolomite; can be found in Vermont, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, and Alabama |
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Quartzite |
Quartz, silica |
Heating of and pressure on sandstone; can be found in South Dakota, Minnesota, Arizona, and Utah |
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(your choice) |